Cherokee Supt. Tom Ryherd plans to stay with Cherokee after a failed bid for the superintendent position in Pocahontas.   In an email sent to parents last week, Ryherd acknowledged …

An Alta man died on Sunday morning as a result of a head-on collision on Highway 71 near Lakeside.  Derren Mauricio, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision that occurred at …

Storm Lake Middle School Assistant Principal Jaymie Bral’s request for early retirement was accepted by the Storm Lake Community School District board Jan. 15 at the board’s regular …

Newell-Fonda students are working hard to bring the latest campus updates to readers each month in the Mustang Stampede!

Iowa Capital Dispatch - Agency cracking down on repeatedly infected facilities

  The city of Early recently received donations of bottled water and gallons of water to supply residents with safe drinking water following Monday’s ‘Do Not Consume …

The Buena Vista County Conference Board hired two law firms to represent the county in property tax appeals.  The board hired Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen of Des Moines and …

Ice conditions at Storm Lake, including Little Storm Lake, are becoming increasingly variable due to rising temperatures. Ice thickness currently ranges from 10-12 inches, but thin spots and open …

The Storm Lake City Council is pressing forward with $2.1 million plans to renovate the lobby at King’s Pointe Resort due to structural issues.  During last Monday’s meeting, …

A minority shareholder of the defunct Holzhauer Motors agreed to pay Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake $500,000 in connection with a …

Cullen: “We are heartsick. It was a long time coming.” The Aurelia Star will cease publication, effective Feb. 1, marking the demise of another small town newspaper.

Neighbor: ‘We were thinking of just staying in our basement, but then the gunshots started’

Pastor uses the situation to reassure Latino parishioners that church is a “safe place."

The back end of a semi trailer loaded with soybeans was struck by a train west of Storm Lake near Lake Creek at the intersection of Highway 7 and 70th Avenue at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday. …

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay Dustin Konrady $40,000 for an allegedly mistaken search of his house on North Fifth Street.  The board of supervisors voted 5-0 Jan. …

Storm Lake won its first Lakes Conference boys basketball title outright since 1980. Storm Lake maintained its double-digit lead through the third quarter and led 64-51 going into the fourth period.

The Cherokee Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to maintain their original stance to no longer name The Aurelia Star as an official publication and cease publishing public notices, citing budgetary …

“All I can say on the situation is my uncle was a good man. He had struggled with mental health for a while due to his father's passing from cancer.”

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources paid $91,000 to a Le Mars man who fell off a fishing pier at the Storm Lake Marina in March 2020, the second known settlement related to injuries from the …

Buena Vista County Environmental and Zoning Director Ben Mueggenberg issued a statement encouraging residents to test at-home radon levels: January is Radon Action Month.  Radon is the …